Comments on: Making Do and Mending http://lotuspond.silentblue.net/blog/2009/10/making-do-and-mending/ Adventures in needlework and other crafts from a cold Canadian momma Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Zeb http://lotuspond.silentblue.net/blog/2009/10/making-do-and-mending/comment-page-1/#comment-9937 Zeb Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:07:28 +0000 http://lotuspond.silentblue.net/blog/?p=1435#comment-9937 When I found out I was being made redundant, I started looking into all the different ways I could try and save costs. As far as food is concerned, I love vegetables so I thought "I'll grown my own!" Turns out, it's actually more expensive to GROW vegetables than it is just to buy them. Theres the cost of soil, pots, fertilisers, seeds (or seedlings) and so forth. It all added up. I thought "Ok, thats just initial set up costs but what about long term?" Same thing... some plants had to be re-bought and planted after they'd been eaten, some were seasonal etc. Same thing re: your socks, sometimes it is just cheaper to buy ready made, even if home made can sometimes be better for you. When I found out I was being made redundant, I started looking into all the different ways I could try and save costs.
As far as food is concerned, I love vegetables so I thought “I’ll grown my own!”
Turns out, it’s actually more expensive to GROW vegetables than it is just to buy them. Theres the cost of soil, pots, fertilisers, seeds (or seedlings) and so forth. It all added up.
I thought “Ok, thats just initial set up costs but what about long term?” Same thing… some plants had to be re-bought and planted after they’d been eaten, some were seasonal etc.

Same thing re: your socks, sometimes it is just cheaper to buy ready made, even if home made can sometimes be better for you.

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